Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18

fast window OF his little room, began
to pull Lis GrOwsy ideas together, he
remembered that it WAS Sunday.
They'll want me TO go to church,
and don't look decent" thought Tad.
disconsolatcly, with a glance in the di-
rcction If the chair where he had
placed his threadbare clothing the
night before.
But what was this? 4 partly worn
suit Of scryiccable tweed cluth-tLe
very counterpart Of that in which Joe
Whitney was arraycd when be sprang
aboard the "Mary j." hung over the
chair-back. And that was not all. In
the chair itself lay AL the other essen
tials Of boys toilet. neatly folded,
oven To q coarse white linen collar, n
whisp OF black ncck-ribbon, n pair of
but little used lacc-up boots. and q
''scconG-best" straw hat.
Scarcely able TO believe the evidence
Of his astonished eyes, Tad slipped out
of bed and proceeded TO investigate.
On the top Of the pile was n bit OF pa
per, whcrecn. in an irregular, boyish
scrawl, were written TIC words: "to Pay
for maxim Miss saith thiak you was
deef and plnyin was barre. Whit
nev."
After Tad had gone to bed on the
previous evening. Mrs. Flagg slipped
over to Deacon whitney,, and ably
seconded by the special pIcadings Of
Joe. succeeded in enlisting the fall sym
pathics of the family in behalf of shah
bily-drcsscd Tad. Joe's wardrobe was
ovcrhaulcd. and selection made, re-
sulting in the surprise to Tad which 1
have mentioned.
"Well, he's what call a nicc-look-
ing boy" was MIS-. Flagg's inward
comment. rs Tad, with hair neatly
combcd and free and hands scrubbed
till they fairly shone, came shyly down
stairs dressed in his new sui.
Polly smiled upon him approvingly;
the Captain remarked that he didn't
know about taking such dnndilied-
looking chap 10 church along Of such
plain-drcssed folks n the Flagg family;
and Mrs. Flagg gave him a notherly
kiss.
That's so much Ike joe" laughed
Polly, as the display of the paper which
Tad had found with his little gift
neccssitatcd an explanation of Joe's
previous performances.
always remember, Tad" coun-
scllcd the Captain, with a grave shake
of the bead, as they sat down to the
table together, ''what Solomon says
about wise son maxim glad father
--and-and lac that il not warned
thereby is not wise. concluded Captain
Flagg, who was sometimes little hazy
in tie correctness of his quotations.
After breakfast. the Captain read n
chapter from the New Testament aloud,
making comments upon the text, for
the cdiication of Tad aad Polly, who
listened with respectful attention. And
then, after awhile, mt the summons of
the rather unmus;cal church-bell, the
whole family decorously made their
way To the meeting-housc, close by.
The Bixporters were, generally speak
ing, a church-Soing people; and, on the
pleasant April morning of which l
speak, the church was well filed.
To Tad's secret JOY, Deacon Whit
rcy's pow was next Captain Flagg's,
and soon he had the extreme satisfac-
ton Of seeing Joe fling in ahead of his
sister. followed by Mrs. Whitney and
the deacon. Joe sat at the extreme
end, and thus the two boys were divided
only by the slight partition between
the pews.
Joe greeted Tad with wink. and
clasping his hands together, rolled his
eyes upward, as though in rapturous
establishment at Tad's festive appear
ancc.
Il think you're just as good rs You
can be, and wish had something to
give yoE!' whispered Tad, warmly.
"Poh, that's all right" returned Joe,
Struggling lis shoulders carelcssly; and
n whispered conversation ensucd, which
was only checked by the entrance OF
the minister; whorcat Joe. duly admon-
| ishcd by poke Of his sisters fan, and